In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

133 mins | Drama | Dec. 12, 1993

A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends fifteen years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence.

In the Name of the Father

133 mins | Drama | Dec. 12, 1993

In the Name of the Father
A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends fifteen years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Universal Pictures, Hell's Kitchen Films
Original title In the Name of the Father
Directors Simon Moseley, Gerry Toomey, Jim Sheridan, Jean Bourne
Writers Gerry Conlon, Jim Sheridan, Terry George

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

as Gerry Conlon

Pete Postlethwaite

as Giuseppe Conlon

Emma Thompson

as Gareth Peirce

John Lynch

as Paul Hill

Corin Redgrave

as Robert Dixon

Beatie Edney

as Carole Richardson

John Benfield

as Chief PO Barker

Paterson Joseph

as Benbay

Marie Jones

as Sarah Conlon

Gerard McSorley

as Belfast Detective Pavis

Frank Harper

as Ronnie Smalls

Mark Sheppard

as Paddy Armstrong

Don Baker

as Joe McAndrew

Alison Crosbie

as Girl in Pub

Nye Heron

as IRA Man 1

Anthony Brophy

as Danny

Paul Warriner

as Soldier

Julian Walsh

as Soldier

Stuart Wolfenden

as Soldier

Jo Connor

as Bin Lady

Karen Carlisle

as Female Rioter

Seamus Moran

as IRA Man 2

Billy Byrne

as IRA Man 3

Maureen McBride

as Mother

Jane Nolan

as Girl with baby

Laurence Griffin

as Boy in riot

Jason Murtagh

as Boy in riot

Kelly McKeavney

as Young Girl

Joanna Irvine

as Ann Conlon

Fiona Daly

as IRA Woman

Catherine Dunne

as Woman on Balcony

Anna Megan

as Granny Conlon

Leah McCullagh

as Bridie Conlon

Saffron Burrows

as Girl in Commune

Jamie Harris

as Deptford Jim

Britta Smith

as Annie Maguire

Barbara Mulcahy

as Marian

Mick Tohill

as Man in Bookies

Peter Sheridan Snr.

as Manager of Bookies

Joe McPartland

as Charlie Burke

Stanley Townsend

as Hooker's Driver

Tim Perrin

as Detective

Tony Denham

as Detective

Rob Spendlove

as Detective

Phil Davis

as Detective

Martin Murphy

as Detective

Richard Graham

as Detective

Oliver Maguire

as Detective

Maurice Kehoe

as Detective

Rachael Dowling

as Policewoman

Tina Kellegher

as Policewoman

Ronan Wilmot

as Paddy Maguire

Maclean Burke

as Young Vincent Maguire

Joe Jeffers

as Young Patrick Maguire

Alistair Findlay

as Forensic Scientist

Peter Howitt

as Remand Prison Officer

Sean Lawlor

as Remand Prison Officer

Brian de Salvo

as Remand Prison Officer

Luke Hayden

as Remand Prison Officer

Aiden Grennell

as Trial Judge

Daniel Massey

as Prosecutor

Bosco Hogan

as Defense Counsel

Kenneth Edge

as Jury Foreman

Aine O'Connor

as Dixon's Wife

Guy Carleton

as Prison Admissions Officer

Dave Duffy

as Prison Officer

Martin Dunne

as Prison Officer

Larry Murphy

as Old Prison Officer

Richard Michaelis

as Cockney Prisoner

Mal Whyte

as Cockney Prisoner

John Gallagher

as Cockney Prisoner

Marcus Lynch

as Cockney Prisoner

Jer O'Leary

as Prisoner John O'Brien

Joey Cashman

as Prisoner

Alan Amsby

as Prisoner

Paul O'Grady

as Prisoner

Owen Conroy

as Prisoner

Dee Man Kole

as Prisoner

Bernard Pellegrinetti

as Prisoner

Emeka Okeki

as Prisoner

Alan O'Connor

as Prisoner

Mario McGovern

as Prisoner

John Joe Fontana

as Prisoner

Terry O'Neill

as Prisoner

Joey Legaspi

as Prisoner

Jimmie Bergin

as Prisoner

John Higgins

as Prisoner

Malcolm Tierney

as Home Office Official

Iain Montague

as Leader of Delegation

Paul Raynor

as New Chief Prison Officer

Clodagh Conroy

as Dixon's Secretary

Peter Sheridan

as Priest

Darren McHugh

as Dixon's Son

Peter Campbell

as Government Official

Alan Barry

as Archivist Jenkins

Jonathan Ryan

as Scottish Governor

John Pickles

as Procedural Court Judge

Liam O'Callaghan

as Archivist 2

Denys Hawthorne

as Appeal Judge

Tom Wilkinson

as Appeal Prosecutor

Philip King

as Guildford Soldier